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News Tracker: Highway swap gets a nod
WHAT WE KNEW: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has offered La Crosse County $4.1 million in road funds to swap designations on state Hwy. 108 and the more-traveled county Hwy. C betw…
Mayor’s 2015 budget keeps city taxes level
La Crosse residents would see the city’s share of their property tax bill hold steady for 2015 under the mayor’s proposed $70.8 million budget unveiled Wednesday.
Walker, Gow: 'No tolerance' for domestic abuse, rape
There should be zero tolerance for cases of domestic violence such as former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s attack on his fiancée and an alleged rape at the University of Wisconsin-L…
Diocese of Winona's request to move trial denied
WINONA, Minn. -- The Diocese of Winona's request to move the civil suit over a former priest accused of abuse has been denied.
Mayor’s 2015 budget keeps city taxes level
La Crosse residents would see the city’s share of their property tax bill hold steady for 2015 under the mayor’s proposed $70.8 million budget unveiled today.
Walker, Gow: 'No tolerance' for abuse, rape
There should be zero tolerance for cases of domestic violence such as former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s attack on his fiancée and an alleged rape at the University of Wisconsin-L…
Hooters to close La Crosse location this month
La Crosse’s Hooters restaurant will close at the end of September, management confirmed Tuesday.
Audubon: Climate change threatens Minnesota birds
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The haunting cry of the common loon, Minnesota's state bird, could disappear from the state due to climate change, along with more than half of Minnesota's other bird sp…
Jake Leinenkugel retires from brewery
Jake Leinenkugel announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as president of the brewery started by his great-great-grandfather and will be succeeded by his younger brother Dick Leinenkugel, wh…
Russian doctors, nurses practice health-care diplomacy in La Crosse
Health care diplomacy trumps political tension between the United States and Russia for a delegation of doctors and nurses visiting La Crosse to glean ideas to improve care back home.
Pro-life speaker shares story of conception in rape
Pro-life activist Rebecca Kiessling has a personal connection to the abortion debate.
Jerome Christenson: Ford's example may be Nixon's lasting redemption
I never much liked Richard Nixon while he lived in the White House.
Court hears argument to resume probe
CHICAGO (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors on Tuesday tried to persuade a federal appeals court to let them to resume their investigation of Gov. Scott Walker’s recall election campaign, in a case t…
Stakeholders suggest whole-block redevelopment as long-range strategy
When it comes to urban redevelopment, the city of La Crosse could have the biggest impact by forgoing the piecemeal approach and targeting entire blocks.
Hwy. 14 pedestrian bridge removal begins; MnDOT considers replacement plan
WINONA, Minn. -- The first pieces of the half-century-old Saint Mary's University pedestrian bridge came down Tuesday, a day after a semi hit and damaged the structure.
Rotarians meet in La Crosse for training institute
Representatives of 1,700 Rotary clubs are meeting in La Crosse this week for a training institute.
Minnesota lake tests product to kill zebra mussels
SHOREWOOD, Minn. (AP) — Scientists are testing a new pesticide to kill off invasive zebra mussels in a small Minneapolis-area lake.
County aims to lower tax rate in 2015; levy would rise about 2.03 percent
La Crosse County should be able to lower its tax rate for 2015, the county administrator said in an early preview of next year’s budget.
Defendant wants to withdraw plea in Hougom killing
One of two men convicted in the shooting death of a La Crosse woman wants to withdraw the guilty plea that landed him in prison for more than three decades.
UW-L student charged in dorm rape
Prosecutors ON Tuesday charged a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student with raping a fellow student in the stairwell of a residence hall late Thursday.